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Lite-On Predicts that Blu-Ray Combo Drives Will Go Mainstream in 2009, Burners in 2011

Posted 11/20/08 at 09:30:42 AM |  by Paul Lilly

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While Blu-ray continues to inch into living rooms amid lower prices, it won't be long until the high definition format becomes a mainstream feature in PCs, says Lite-On. The optical drive maker predicts 2009 as the year BD combo drives are a standard option in new PCs, with BD burners becoming commonplace by 2011.

By Lite-On's count, BD-ROM drives, BD combo drives, and BD burners are already showing signs of significant growth as the total number of global shipments has increased from 700,000 units in 2007 to 1.7 million in the first of 2008 alone.

But it all comes down to price, and OEMs will continue to charge between $100-$200 for BD combo drives in 2009, according to DigiTimes. Lite-On says the price of BD burners is expected to drop to between $50-$100 in 2011.

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avatarI just

Submitted by maniacm0nk3y on Thu, 2008-11-20 20:15

I would just hate if online distribution caught on. Horrible quality, loss of data (sometimes). If they let internet speeds through the roof with affordable prices and no bandwidth limit,  then I might take a second look. I just want Blu-Ray to be cheap.

I see HD only worth it if you have 1080p. 720p is pointless....on my monitor (Samsung Syncmaster 206BW) you just don't really see anything but a clearer picture at a larger size.Maybe I could wish for a larger monitor for Christmas, if only my parents didn't hold the wallet to their chest, recession or not. Only in dreams....for now.

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avatarThe slow death of BD

Submitted by mav100 on Thu, 2008-11-20 09:14

Until the manufacturers get the prices down on BD hardware, both for PC's and for plain old BD players, BD is still going to take a beating as opposed to DVD.  On top of that, charging $10-$20 more for a BD disc of a movie as opposed to the cheap cost of DVD's, this is also killing the format.

If the manufacturers wait too much longer to drop prices, digital downloads my just be the death knell of BD before it has a chance to catch on.

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avatarI hope disk drives die out.

Submitted by Digital-Storm on Thu, 2008-11-20 10:32

I hope disk drives die out. I praise the day media can be purchased on flash drives.

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avatarI think it would be successfull...

Submitted by Talcum X on Thu, 2008-11-20 11:19

 as movies and music albums on like drives. 

Not saying they would or wouldnt be, but as successfull.

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